Biography

Draft: 2006, Tampa Bay, Round 3 (78th overall)
Acquired: Signed a one-year AHL Standard Player's Contract on June 27, 2011

2010-11 NOTES:
Made his AHL/Admirals playoff debut on 04/19/11 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…Established career highs in assists and points with Norfolk (AHL) in 2010-11…Recorded three assists at Binghamton on 10/09/10…Suffered a lower body injury on 02/28/10 at Syracuse and missed the final 17 games of 2009-10

CAREER NOTES:
2008-09: Made his pro/ECHL playoff debut on 04/15/09 with Elmira vs. Trenton…Recorded his first career NHL/Lightning point with an assist on 04/11/09 with Tampa Bay at Atlanta…Recalled from loan by Tampa Bay on 04/09/09 and finished the season with the Lightning…Scored his first AHL goal on 04/03/09 vs. Philadelphia (Scott Munroe) for second star honors…Had a career-high in points and tied a franchise record with four assists on 02/20/09 vs. Binghamton…Made his NHL debut on 01/13/09 with Tampa Bay at San Jose…Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Lightning on June 2, 2008. 2007-08: Scored his first two pro/AHL/Admirals points with a pair of assists on 03/05/08 at Worcester…Made his pro/AHL/Admirals debut on 02/24/08 at Portland.
COLLEGE CAREER:
2007-08: Played 21 games with the Univ. of Michigan with four points (2+2) and a +8 rating in 2007-08…Scored first collegiate goal vs. Western Michigan on 01/11/08…Tallied first collegiate assist vs. Boston University on 10/27/07.
JUNIOR CAREER:
2005-06: Received a gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships (U17) in Slovakia with Team USA…Finished with a +45 rating with The Salisbury School in Connecticut (USHS) in 2005-06…Member of the 2005-06 New England prep hockey champion Salisbury School…Helped Salisbury to a 25-1-2 record in 2005-06.